A B Davis High School - Maroon and White Yearbook (Mount Vernon, NY)

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6'1'm in favor of the Marshall Plan , argued a member of the History Club, for again room 311 was in the throes of debate. Closing the door carefully behind her, Mrs. Hiller escaped to the solitude of the third floor hall and proceeded to tell us of the history of her club. fAn earlier History Club organized in 1913, had terminated in 19215. '4Our club was founded back in 1944 and has been making history ever since, she said with a smile. ulilvery year we go to the opera, the UN, and other places of historical interest. Last year it was the Stock Exchange and the Federal Reserve Bank, this year we saw GAida, at the Met. 77 Maier CM ROW 1: H. Levy, E. ner, ROW 2: B. Kronish, S. Wishengrad, M. Maccoby, N. Horineg ROW 3: .1. Wolf, J. Barnett, R. Schrimmer, W. Tiger, C. Peckham, E. Sker- rittg ROW 4: A. Macy, A. Katzenstein, H. Schecter, E. Hoffman, S. Spicklerg ROW 5: N. Lynn, M. Hess, R. Min- ton, T. Warm, B. Cannellos, C. Miccio, T. Weilg ROW 6: P. Zipes, L. Harris, B. Mon- tana, A. Rodriques., D. Mc- Gruder A Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears, 1 come to proclaim the Ciceros and Platos of our day. 1 am here to report on the latest meeting of the club, of the orators, the PUBLIC SPEAKING CLUB. With the assistance of Miss Brower, the sophomores and juniors this year organized in order to improve themselves in the art of speaking. Meeting twice a month, the members practiced the fundamentals of parliamentary procedure and extemporaneous speeches as well as prepared talks. With this invaluable experi- ence behind them, many members entered the Extemporaneous Speaking Contests. The winners in the Junior Extemporary Contest that were members of the club were Catherine LaGuardia and Frances Baird. Sophomore Winners who were members of the club were James Stasheff and Stephen Warshall. s 10.44. laeaLin9 ROW 1: M. Nides, K. Caskins, P. Rupp, R. Bernbach, C. LaGuardia, D. Pizzarello, N. Rich, S. Warshallg ROW 2: 1. Simes, L. Zittell, D. Day, B. Delaney, P. Fislf-N-ffme, 've f. Tffin Schondorf, L. Spitz, M. Hudes, Mrs. Hiller, J. Pos- Morgenstern, R. Kuehner, P.

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and ouci On parle francais ici is the appropriate motto of SANS SOUC1, Davis, third year French Club spon- sored by Mrs. Stiles. The purpose of this organization, which was founded in 1909 by Miss Edna Palmer, was to provide its members with an oppor- tunity for practice in speaking correct French. The members, adorned with their round gold Fleur de Lis pins, met semi-monthly at each other's homes. These gatherings were spirit- edly French, but those present found they could easily talk their way out of involved conversations by using their widely practiced ale ne sais pas. The faces of the students were usually beaming when listening, except for an occasional dull, blank look, for all members had averages of 85 per cent or better in French. 1950 was one of the clubis best seasons, for three guests from France added atmosphere to les rendezvous by becoming members. They enlivened the meetings by telling of French life, customs, legends and history fen francaisl. Thus the members received valuable first-hand in- formation. ROW 1: H. Benwitt, R. Lum, C. Tuccillo, C. Rosen, B. Sobek, A. Ostrowsky, E. Yavelow, D. Pasquineg ROW 2: F. D'Aloja, R. Triano, E. Terzakis, D. Slote, B. Sturtevant N. Taft, N. Olmstead, D. Griffin, C. Bershadg ROW 3: Mrsi Stiles, A. Zelzenick, L. Epstein, C. Snyders, A. Schwartz, A. Lemos, J. Barnett, B. Skerritt, A. Packard, M. Klein In 1949 the alumni of Sans Souci held their first reunion, at which Mrs. Charles Tidball, Chairman of French activities in Mount Vernon and Mr. Pierre Crenesse, Director of French Broadcasting in North America, were speakers. CERCLE FRANCAIS J -sf mf' Zww 4- AT WORK 25

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ccounfin , X 56.6 ROW l: R. Petrillo. J Fontana. T. Altobelli. F. La Sorsa: ROW? 2: M. Fiore. D Reilly. C. Wvestedt. R. Merola M. Cherardi. B. Borelli. .l Raymond, N. Tiberg. A Aurisy. F. Ferraro. M. Mer- ola: ROW' 3: R. Seibert. B Carpinello. A. Nordone. N Tabasso. C. Caposella. E Shannon. M. Guido. M. Phil lipp. F. Lucadamo. E. Curtis. A. DeAngelis. Mr. Sunder- manng ROYV -1: J. Ohman. A Phelps. M. Bishop, J. Miller M. Terracciano. M. Roebelen M. George, P. King, K. Scan lon. F.. Rosen. J. Fine. H. Cunningham. C. Rosenblad Another of Mr. Sundermannis smoothly running clubs was the ACCOUNTING CLUB. With their books balancing consistently and their figures adding up accurately, the members received good basic training in their future pro- fession. This activity also helped the students perfect their school work, since the members were all enrolled in commercial courses. This year, members took a trip to a down- town bank, heard several speakers, one of whom was Mr. Sobek from the Mount Vernon Trust Company, and discussed the intricacies of book- keeping and accounting at their Thursday after- noon meetings. Founded in 194-7, the club has done much in providing a useful extracurricular activity at Davis. eruice ROW 1: T. Altobelli, A. Aurisy, 1. Fontana, F. Fay, E. Paul, M. Palla- dino, B. Russell, N. Tiberg, M. Terra- ciano, Miss Monaco, ROW 2: J. Zam- belli, E. Skrabonj, B. Woolf, D. Manna, L. Leone, M. E. Lewis, J. Panettieri, R. Ferguson, J. Tullog ROW 3: D. Lay- man, D. Levy, M. Enke, P. Pacchiolli, D. Agostino, V. Copp, N. Kiederer, N. Meyerhoff, A. Miller wiv, ' i. 7.1 tv- The activities of the SERVICE CLUB since 1930 have been exactly what the name implies. During their study periods, members served the school in many ways. Although the students might have had anything but kindly feelings toward the attractive girl who collected that udeadlyn pink slip, the former had to recog- nize that that activity of the Service Club was also an important one. Daily, a visitor to the office could see ambitious young ladies plying their tasks of typing, tiling, sorting mail, and acting as junior secretaries to the administration. Still another notable activity of this club was the publishing of a magazine called HThe Greggitew, written entirely in shorthand. In respect to loyalty and effort in making our school tops, the Service Club cannot be beaten.